Port Douglas Restaurants With a View
Dining in Port Douglas is made all the better if you can find a restaurant with a good view. A ...
Port Douglas Beach – Four Mile Beach
Port Douglas has just one beach, Four Mile Beach, but there are loads of other beaches to explore nearby. Another ...
Cyclones in Port Douglas
In the 15+ years I’ve been living in Port Douglas (intermittently), I’ve never seen a big cyclone. With Cyclone Jasper ...
Palm Cove to Port Douglas
The only way to get from Palm Cove to Port Douglas is by road along the Captain Cook Highway. There ...
What Are The Best Day Trips From Port Douglas
Port Douglas is a pretty resort town in Far North Queensland Australia, roughly an hour north of Cairns, a much ...
Port Douglas Snorkelling
Port Douglas has some of the best snorkelling in the world, being perfectly located on the Coral Sea, a short ...
Dog Friendly Hotels and Accommodation Port Douglas
Most of the biggest and best hotels in Port Douglas do not allow dogs to stay, other than assistance dogs, ...
Can You Snorkel Off The Beach in Port Douglas?
Yes, you can snorkel off the beach in Port Douglas at any time of year. In summer “stinger season” there ...
Port Douglas at Christmas
Port Douglas is pretty popular as a Christmas holiday destination. With Australian long summer school holidays falling over the Christmas ...
Cairns With Kids
Cairns with kids. Our guide to fun things to do in Cairns with kids. In this post, we cover family-friendly ...
Things To Do in Port Douglas 2024-2025
There are many things to do in Port Douglas Australia and others near this pretty Australian resort town. Most visitors ...
Port Douglas With Kids (& Things To Do in Port Douglas With Kids)
Port Douglas Queensland Australia is a beautiful, up-market resort town with easy access to the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree ...
Can You Swim in Port Douglas? (2025)
Yes, you can swim in Port Douglas Australia year-round in the sea from the beach, unless the lifeguards close the ...
Things To Do In Port Douglas For Free 2024
OK, so Port Douglas isn’t cheap. It’s a high-cost destination in the global travel scene but if you’re trying to ...
Port Douglas Scuba Diving
There are several options in Port Douglas for Scuba Diving. You can learn to Scuba Dive in Port Douglas, take ...
A Liveaboard on the Great Barrier Reef from Cairns – What’s it Like?
What’s it live to live, sleep, eat, scuba and snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef? We’ve taken 2 liveaboard scuba ...
Learn to Scuba Dive in Cairns
What’s it like to learn to scuba dive? Our post covers the basics of scuba certification in Cairns Australia and ...
Cairns to Port Douglas
The only way to get from Cairns to Port Douglas is by road (unless you take a helicopter or charter ...
Car Hire in Port Douglas
Hiring a car in Port Douglas can be quick and easy but during the high season the availability of cars ...
Port Douglas to Daintree 2024
To the north of Cairns and Port Douglas, you will find the oldest rainforest in the world, the Daintree Rainforest. ...
Great Barrier Reef Tours From Port Douglas
If you’re looking for Great Barrier Reef Tours from Port Douglas, congratulations, you picked a great place from which to ...
The Stinging Tree, Gympie Gympie, and Other Dangers of Queensland.
Yes, you read that right we have a stinging tree in Queensland. It’s not just a bit “ouch” it’s more ...
Fresh Water Swimming Spots Around Cairns and Port Douglas
If you’re visiting the Cairns and Port Douglas region in summer, you absolutely must check out some of our freshwater ...
Port Douglas Australia Travel Blog
Are you thinking of visiting Port Douglas Australia? Good choice! Port Douglas is a beautiful part of the world and ...
Best Places to Stay in Port Douglas
In this post we cover the best places to stay in Port Douglas and near Port Douglas. While the best ...
This is The Beginning. Port Douglas to Kuala Lumpur
This post is from our first day of travel, our first day as a nomadic family, not quite digital nomads ...
Port Douglas: Leaving it Behind.
This is my last week in Port Douglas, Queensland. Regular readers will know we are British expats and have been living in ...
Is There a Beach in Cairns? Where to Swim or Cool Off.
Cairns, Australia, is one of the stepping off points for snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef, but is there a beach ...
You Must Visit Rusty’s Market Cairns!
Looking for a foodie treat in Cairns or this area of Far North Queensland? I’ve posted about London’s Borough Market ...
Crocodile Spotting in Port Douglas
Yes, we have saltwater crocodiles in Queensland and yes, they can eat you. But mostly they don’t, which is good. ...
Feeding George The Groper
Want to know what’s top of my “Things to do in Port Douglas” list? Well, I always say that feeding George ...
Gardening In The Tropics
I’m no expert on gardening in the tropics, I’ve lived here for 5 years, in tropical Queensland, I’m a British ...
A Tropical Christmas in Port Douglas Australia
Honestly, I’m confused, my head is a mess. I spent forty-two years experiencing Christmas in winter. December, in my mind, ...
What’s it Like To Experience a Total Solar Eclipse (Port Douglas) in Photos
We’ve just got back from observing the total solar eclipse at Four Mile Beach Port Douglas, the whole experience was ...
Being a Beach Cleaning Volunteer with Tangaroa Blue
I’d love to get a long-term volunteer position while we are traveling, but, it’s hard to get into. it’s often ...
Kookaburra Sausage Snatchers, Lake Tinaroo Wildlife
It’s not unusual to attract wildlife when you’re camping in Australia. Living in the tropics involves plenty of up-close wildlife ...
Lake Tinaroo, Camping and Catching Yabbies.
A weekend camping on Lake Tinaroo. A great chance to catch Lake Tinaroo redclaw yabbies and mess around on Tinaroo ...
Helicopter Rides Port Douglas
There are quite a few options in Port Douglas if you are interested in helicopter rides and charters. We live ...
Stinger Season in Cairns and Port Douglas (2025)
Stinger season Cairns, Port Douglas, the Great Barrier Reef area and the whole of Far North Queensland is something you ...
Living in Port Douglas
This post was written and titled “Living in Port Douglas” when we were planning to escape Port Douglas over a ...
See Wild Platypus Near Cairns
We saw an Australian animal that less than 10% of all Australians have ever seen near Cairns, the fantastic, and ...
Living With Port Douglas Crocodiles. Salties in Port.
Four Mile Beach, Port Douglas, was closed a while ago by a 4-meter saltwater crocodile. He didn’t do much, just swam ...